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2021-07-04 12:21
Iran closes consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
TEHRAN — Due to the recent unrest in Afghanistan the three countries of Iran, Turkey and Pakistan have closed their consulates in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province.
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2021-06-30 16:11
By Mohammad Mazhari
Taliban accommodating all ethnic groups: analyst
TEHRAN – A member of an Islamabad-based think tank believes that the “Taliban are accommodating all ethnic groups” as it looks forward to seize the power in Kabul.
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2021-06-29 21:32
Iran renews support for Afghanistan, urges peaceful solutions to settle conflicts
TEHRAN — Speaking at his weekly press briefing on Tuesday morning, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei assured the Afghan government and people that the Islamic Republic will always stand by them.
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2021-06-29 21:32
Iran continues efforts to broker peace in Afghanistan
TEHRAN — The Iranian officials have repeatedly emphasized that the Afghanistan crisis must be settled through intra-Afghan talks. The Tehran Times examines efforts by the Iranian diplomats to broker dialogue between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
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2021-06-29 15:03
By Mohammad Mazhari
U.S. irresponsible exit from Afghanistan will lead to civil war, researcher predicts
TEHRAN - A Pakistani researcher is confident U.S. “irresponsible withdrawal” from Afghanistan will pave the way for a civil war in the country which will adversely affect the region in its entirety.
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2021-06-28 18:45
Iran says Taliban doesn’t represent entire Afghanistan but should be part of solution
TEHRAN – Iran on Monday said the Taliban represent only part of Afghanistan and not the entire country not now and not in the future.
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2021-06-27 20:25
Afghanistan: Thousands flee fighting between government, Taliban
About 5,000 Afghan families have fled their homes in Kunduz after days of fighting between Taliban fighters and government forces, officials said on Saturday, as the deadline looms for US-led troops to withdraw.
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2021-06-26 20:52
Iranian diplomat undertakes shuttle diplomacy on Afghanistan
TEHRAN – The Iranian foreign minister's special envoy for Afghanistan who had left Kabul for Islamabad on Thursday for talks with Pakistani officials on the latest security developments in Afghanistan, returned to the Afghan capital on Friday to resume his meetings with the country's political and defense officials.
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2021-06-21 16:49
Karzai: U.S. legacy in Afghanistan ‘total disgrace and disaster’
Afghanistan’s former president says the United States invaded his country to fight extremism and bring stability and is leaving nearly 20 years later having failed at both.
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2021-06-20 21:37
Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan insist on close cooperation in terror fight, violent extremism
TEHRAN — The foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan held a trilateral meeting in Antalya on Sunday to discuss peace in Afghanistan.
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2021-06-20 16:30
IRCS to open hospital in Afghanistan
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) will inaugurate a hospital in the city of Zaranj in Afghanistan, Farid Moradian, deputy head of IRCS for health, treatment, and rehabilitation, has announced.
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2021-06-18 20:25
Zarif holds high-level talks in Antalya Diplomacy Forum
TERHAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is in Turkey to participate in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, met with a number of his foreign counterparts and officials to discuss Iran’s foreign relations.
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2021-06-14 19:58
Iran down Afghanistan at CAFA Junior Championship
TEHRAN – Iran defeated Afghanistan 8-0 on Monday in the CAFA Junior Championship.
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2021-06-14 19:00
Iran donates 23,000 books to Afghanistan Science Academy
TEHRAN – The National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) has donated 23,000 books to the Afghanistan Science Academy.
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2021-06-09 22:15
Zarif says had ‘fruitful’ talks with UN envoys on Yemen, Afghanistan
TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has described his meetings with two UN envoys on Yemen and Afghanistan as fruitful and expressed Iran’s readiness to facilitate peace efforts in the two war-torn countries.
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2021-06-08 21:04
Zarif meets with UN envoys for Yemen and Afghanistan
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy on Afghanistan Jean Arnault and Martin Griffiths, the UN special envoy for Yemen.
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2021-06-07 21:46
UN envoy holds talks on Afghanistan in Tehran
TEHRAN – UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy on Afghanistan Jean Arnault discussed on Monday issues related to the latest developments in Afghanistan.
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2021/06/07
By Rakib Al Hasan
U.S. legacy in Afghanistan: Possible reemergence of terrorist groups
Afghans don't have festivals or celebrations in mind, but there are fears!
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2021-06-02 21:48
Some €450m allocated to tackle SDSs in 3 years
TEHRAN – A total budget of €450 million has been earmarked to contain sand and dust storms (SDSs) nationwide over the past three years, deputy head of the Department of Environment (DOE) for the human environment has stated.
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2021-06-01 10:10
Iran, Afghanistan sign MOU on sports cooperation
TEHRAN – Iran and Afghanistan National Olympic Committees signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on sports cooperation on Sunday.
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2021-05-13 01:03
Grand Ayatollahs issue statements strongly condemning terrorist attack at Kabul school
TEHRAN - Now that Kabul is mourning its innocent young girls a number of Iranian grand ayatollahs have issued separate statements expressing their disgust over the May 9 horrific terrorist activity in western Kabul.
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2021-05-12 14:55
Leader condemns acts of aggression in Afghanistan, Palestine
TEHRAN— In a virtual speech with the students late on Tuesday, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution condemned acts of aggression in Kabul and Jerusalem, stating that Israel only understands the language of force.
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2021-05-10 21:14
MPs react to Kabul terrorist attack
TEHRAN— Zohreh Elahian, Alireza Zakani, and Mohammad Reza Ahmadi are among the MPs who have reacted to a massive terrorist attack at a high school for girls in Kabul, which left many casualties, including 68 dead and 165 injured.
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2021-05-10 21:13
Those involved in assassination of Gen. Soleimani must be held accountable
TEHRAN— In his weekly press briefing on Monday, spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the recent attack on the Iranian consulate in the central Iraqi city of Karbala, saying that the Iraqi government must protect Iranian diplomatic centers according to the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
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2021-05-09 18:54
Death toll rises to 58 in Kabul school district attack
The death toll from an explosion outside a school in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul has risen to 58, Afghan officials say.
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2021-05-09 18:49
Iran expresses abhorrence over terrorist attack against students in Afghanistan
TEHRAN— Various officials at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have expressed condolences over the tragic Saturday explosion near a girl high school in Kabul.
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2021-05-07 17:55
By Mohammad Mazhari
Afghanistan a failure of goals to the U.S.: ex-White House adviser
TEHRAN - An American academic and former advisor to the White House on Russian affairs says that Afghanistan has been a failure case to the U.S. policies.
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2021-05-04 23:40
Iran, P4+1 reach two drafts, says spokesman
TEHRAN— In his weekly press briefing on Monday, Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, gave updates on the Vienna negotiations. He also welcomed the change of tone in Saudi Arabia yet called for a change of behavior.
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2021-05-02 17:53
By Mohammad Mazhari
S. Arabia supports U.S. policies in West Asia: ex-Japanese diplomat
TEHRAN - A former Japanese diplomat says that Washington cannot ignore Riyadh because the latter supports U.S. policies in West Asia.
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2021-05-02 15:28
By Mohammad Ali Saki
Iran-China agreement undermines U.S. leverages against Iran: Lebanese expert
TEHRAN - Ali Yahia, a Lebanese consultant in international relations, says that the Iran-China partnership pact would undermine U.S. efforts to put more pressure on Iran through sanctions.